Memoir Formats: Finding the Right Structure for Your Story
What did you do this morning? Answering that question, your story of it will likely move from A to B — chronologically. This linear type of storytelling is the usual
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How to Write About Shock in Memoir
Perspective, or point of view (POV), is different through the eyes of a child, and that perspective can be the one we’re using in writing a portion of a memoir.
Method Writing: Stimulating Memory Is a Gateway
There were many standout messages in a webinar I attended this week by bestselling author Janet Fitch, hosted by Memoir Nation (www.memoirnation.com/about-memoir-nation). This is one of my favorites. Fitch spoke